Casey carries the brisk step of a nineteenth-century railroad ballad, though its origin reaches further back, to the Irish O Cathasaigh, meaning descendant of the vigilant one. The folk hero Casey Jones gave the name its American swagger; Casey at the Bat gave it a wink. Light, two-syllable, and easily worn by any gender, it drifted into unisex territory decades before the trend caught fire. It sits comfortably in the 300s on current American charts. Casey has the feel of someone who shows up on time, tells a good story, and means what they say.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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- Kendall
- Ariel
- Harlow
- Finley
- Marley
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